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Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet
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Tarell Alvin McCraney

Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet

Tarell Alvin McCraney

96 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction play adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ava's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Answers by Catherine Lacey

The Answers

Catherine Lacey

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
NW by Zadie Smith

NW

Zadie Smith

401 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters

337 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction contemporary gender lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum

I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution

Emily Nussbaum

366 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ava's review
nonfiction art essays informative reflective medium-paced
What We All Long For by Dionne Brand

What We All Long For

Dionne Brand

318 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

When No One Is Watching

Alyssa Cole

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

449 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

245 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ava's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced